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To: vnlad AT myna DOT com (Vimal N. Lad / Gautam N. Lad), djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
Subject: Re: Sizeof messed up
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 17:08:51 -0700
Message-ID: <19980609000834.AAH6349@ppp100.cartsys.com>
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At 04:29  6/8/1998 GMT, Vimal N. Lad / Gautam N. Lad wrote:
>Hi,
>I have DJGPP v2.7.2 (I think) and Allegro v3.0.  I am trying to make
>my own TGA reader (I know Allegro already has it, but this is for
>a Windows program and I am using DJGPP & Allegro to test
>and display the format). 
>
>For some odd reason, the sizeof function returns the wrong size.
>I have a structure, which is exactly 18 bytes long.  When I call
>sizeof(TGAHEAD); (I am trying to read the header of a .TGA file),
>it says the header is 20 bytes long.  I have the correct structure
>for the TGA format and in another compiler, Turbo C++ v1.0, it
>returns the correct size wich is 18 bytes.

That's not a bug, that's a feature. See FAQ section 22.9.

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com